Flu Virus Worksheet
To answer the following questions, go to the The Why Files, description and diagram of the flu virus: http://whyfiles.org/049flu/main2.html
- What does a flu virus look like? Using markers or crayons, draw a
picture of a flu virus cell on the back of this paper.
- List one or two objects that the cell reminds you of that can serve as
visual metaphors. Does the cell look like a tadpole? A golf ball?
- Is the flu virus an RNA or a DNA virus?
- What part of the human anatomy does the flu virus most often
attack?
- How does the virus spread from person to person?
- Name the part's of the virus and the human cell that bind together.
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